What's something that you spend extra money on?

TP. If left to his own devices, dh will buy the absolute cheapest tp he can find. And he would sigh, deeply, when I bought the good stuff. Until I bought the kind he wanted the week he had his colonoscopy prep... Now he does not say a word about it. 

I guess hotels, specifically at Disneyland. We still do last-minute trips when a great rate is being offered in the Anaheim area, but for our longer stays we book club level rooms because we love having access to the concierge lounge. We stayed wherever the best rate was for the first year or two, thinking we were saving money that we could spend in the parks instead. We finally splurged on the Disneyland hotel, and DH and I agreed that it was the most wonderful, relaxing vacation we've ever had. We decided we'd rather take trips less frequently and stay on Disney property than go once a month and stay off-property.

We buy real butter as well, but it's actually pretty inexpensive at Costco.

MAC Cosmetics.
A good quality bra.
Viva Paper towels.
Vanity Fair napkins.
Ocean Spray cranberry juice in the single serving bottles.
Dole pineapple juice in the individual serving cans.

Food choices. And TV series' on Amazon. We cancelled cable, which saves us a bundle, so I don't feel guilty buying a season pass for Good Wife and Homeland.

Shoes! I just began this $$ a couple years ago and I can't believe what a difference it makes. My feet are making me pay the figuartive and literal price for years of wearing inexpensive high heels.

Fruit! I do try to buy in season but I will splurge the food budget on fresh fruit/veggies. I have some Honeycrisp apples calling my name right now.

Like lots of others - my dogs. Between food and treats and toys and vet appointments they make out like bandits.

Travel - I try to do at least one big trip a year to somewhere I've never been.

It may sound silly but toliet paper.
And then the Sara Lee Honeywheat bread. But we get at the bread outlet here so it's not as expensive as it at the store.
real butter - but we don't do that very often. I still like margarin but if I am baking it's butter.

Cable and good sheets (no more piling for me)

My biggest monthly splurge is my CrossFit membership. I could go to the local gym for 1/4 of the price, but not get nearly the same results. They have all these rules about their weights, and I'm not a good rule follower! Plus, I love my coaches and my friends. 

I will spend money for good quality running shoes to avoid the multitude of problems I'd have if I just bought what was on sale. 

This year, my biggest splurge was paying for top-quality photographers to take pictures of DD and I for Mother's Day. I do a shoot every year as a gift to myself, but this time I spent way more than I usually do for the chance to have my favorite photographers do it. It was worth every penny! 

Off top of my head, shoes. I broke my foot last Fall and 5 months later we are happily expecting baby no.2 but my feet. Oh vey. Only orthotics these last 10 months out of cast or I'll pay for it.

Towels & sheets.

My hair, make up, shoes, clothes (not stuff in cheap stores unless I know I only need one season out of something) i.e. I would rather pay $100 for a pair of pants I know I can wear for several years and have good quality. I have bought cheaper and have them pill on me.

I don't have the time to read all of these this morning but I LOVE these types of posts!!

Let's see - I spend what I'd consider a buttload of money on a skin care system for my face. I have SUPER sensitive skin and rosacea so for years it's been red and bumpy and I'm super self conscious about it. A friend of mine tried talking to me a year ago about this stuff she sells and I just couldn't justify the cost. $160 every few months is WAY more than I like to spend. But through one particularly bad flare, I broke down and bought it. SO worth the money. It's the ONLY product that's ever helped. The bumps are gone (except during that time of the month but it's still not THAT bad) and the redness has been reduced quite a bit.

Dog food - my dh insists on buying quality food. Almost $70 a bag that lasts 6 weeks. I have to admit, I hate spending that kind of money on dog food...but I also know that it reduces the smell of their waste and it's a good quality...nothing but the best for my pup.

Clothes & shoes - growing up I always had to have the cheapest brands. I hated it. So when I was old enough to buy my own clothes, I switched to pretty much name brand only. Not only does everything fit better but it lasts forever. Now that I can buy a lot of my clothes in regular stores (vs plus sized stores) I LOVE all the options.

I splurge on American-made jeans (they're getting harder and harder to find), all-weather leather Dooney & Bourke purses (they last forever and their style is timeless) and good shoes and classic jewelry. As far as consumables go, organic, locally grown food is a must-have.

There are lots of categories where I am frugal: I absolutely love Maybelline's Great Lash mascara. I buy my Mane n Tail shampoo from the local ag store (it's for me: I don't have a horse). And every once in a while, I score Revlon nail polish at the dollar store. I guess I'm an all-or-nothing sort of girl.

Cotton sheets with a high thread count.
Makeup, skin care and salon shampoo & conditioner.
Shoes.
Travel.
Apple computers and phones.
Air conditioning! It's hot here.
Fresh produce.
It's interesting to see people list Starbucks. Starbucks died in Australia because it was seen as a low quality product. I liked it okay, but the coffee always seemed very weak.